Bat with a ball ejection device received therein

ABSTRACT

A baseball bat includes a hollow bat and an aperture is defined in an end of a barrel of the bat. A flange extends radially inward from an inner periphery of the bat and a rod movably extends through the flange. A spring is mounted to the rod and biased between the flange and a skirt on the rod. A hook is pivotally connected to the inner periphery of the bat and engaged with a groove defined in an outside of the skirt. A rope extends from the hook and passes from a hole defined through the bat. A trigger is connected to the rope so that when pulling the rope, the hook is disengaged from the groove and the rod jumps to throw a ball in the aperture from the end of the barrel.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to a baseball bat that has a ballejection device received therein so as to eject a ball to be hit from atop end of the bat.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] A baseball game includes at least one pitcher and a hitter whotries to hit the ball threw by the pitcher. In other words, the baseballgame requires at least two players, one throws balls and the other onehits the balls. However, if only one person who wants to practice hit,he/she can throw a ball upward with one hand and hold a bat with theother hand. This requires experiences and skills, and the player seldomhits the ball because it is difficult to throw the ball properly. Theother way is to prepare a hit practice means which is a cone connectedon a base, and a ball is put on the top of the cone, the hitter can hitthe ball. Nevertheless, the height of the cone cannot be adjusted andthe cone occupies a large space.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0003] In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there isprovided a baseball bat and comprises a hollow bat having an aperturedefined in an end of the barrel of the bat. A flange extends radiallyinward from an inner periphery of the bat and a rod movably extendsthrough the flange. A skirt extends radially outward from the rod and aspring is mounted to the rod and biased between the flange and a skirton the rod. The skirt has a groove defined in an outer periphery thereofand a hook is pivotally connected to the inner periphery of the bat andengaged with the groove. A spring is biased between the hook and theinner periphery of the bat. A rope is connected to the hook and extendsfrom a hole defined through the bat.

[0004] The primary object of the present invention is to provide abaseball bat that has a ball ejection means received therein so as toeject a ball from an open end of the barrel of the bat for the player tohit the ball.

[0005] The present invention will become more obvious from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawingswhich show, for purposes of illustration only, two preferred embodimentsin accordance with the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0006]FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view to show the baseball bat of thepresent invention;

[0007]FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view to show a ball is ejected from anend of the baseball bat of the present invention;

[0008]FIG. 3 is an illustrative view to show a player using the baseballbat of the present invention, and

[0009]FIG. 4 is another embodiment of the baseball bat of the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Referring to FIG. 1, the baseball bat of the present inventioncomprises a hollow bat 1 having a handle and a barrel. An aperture 10 isdefined in an end of the barrel. A flange 2 extends radially inward froman inner periphery of the bat 1 and a passage 21 is defined through theflange 2. An annular wall 22 extends from the flange 2 and encloses thepassage 21. A rod 3 movably extends through the passage 21 of the flange2 and has an enlarged end 31 so that the rod 3 will not escape from thepassage 21 when the rod 3 moves toward the aperture 10. A skirt 33extends radially outward from the rod 3 on the other end opposite to theenlarged end 31. A spring 4 is mounted to the rod 3 and biased betweenthe flange 2 and the skirt 33. Two ends of the spring 4 are retained bythe skirt 22 and the annular wall 22. The skirt 33 has a groove 331defined in an outer periphery thereof.

[0011] A hook 50 is pivotally connected to the inner periphery of thebat 1 and engaged with the groove 331. A spring 51 is biased between thehook 50 and the inner periphery of the bat 1 so as to keep the hook 50to be engaged with the groove 331. A rope 52 is connected to the hook 50and extends from a hole 11 defined through the handle of the bat 1. Therope 52 is connected to a trigger 53 which extends from the hole 11. Therod 3 has a recess 32 defined in an end thereof which communicating withthe aperture 10 so that a ball is received in the aperture 10 and recess32.

[0012] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, when pulling the trigger 53 to pullthe rope 52, the hook 50 is disengaged from the groove 331 and the rod 3jumps toward the aperture 10 by the spring 4 to eject the ball from theaperture 10. The player then can hit the ball.

[0013]FIG. 4 shows that a hole 12 is defined through a knob 13 on thehandle of the bat 1 and the rope 52 is connected to a ring 53′ whichextends from the hole 12 in the knob 13.

[0014] The baseball bat of the present invention can be used by theplayer himself or herself and no skill is required. The rod 3 is pushedto compress the spring 4 till the hook 50 is engaged with the groove 331again to position the rod 3 and the ball can be put in the aperture 10again.

[0015] While we have shown and described various embodiments inaccordance with the present invention, it should be clear to thoseskilled in the art that further embodiments may be made withoutdeparting from the scope of the present invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A baseball bat comprising: a hollow bat having ahandle and a barrel, an aperture defined in an end of said barrel; aflange extending radially inward from an inner periphery of said bat anda passage defined through said flange; a rod movably extending throughsaid passage of said flange and a skirt extending radially outward fromsaid rod, a spring mounted to said rod and biased between said flangeand said skirt, said skirt having a groove defined in an outer peripherythereof, and a hook pivotally connected to said inner periphery of saidbat and engaged with said groove, a spring biased between said hook andsaid inner periphery of said bat, a rope connected to said hook andextending from a hole defined through said bat.
 2. The baseball bat asclaimed in claim 1, wherein said rod has a recess defined in an endthereof which communicating with said aperture.
 3. The baseball bat asclaimed in claim 1, wherein said bat has a hole defined through saidhandle of said bat and said rope is connected to a trigger which extendsfrom said hole.
 4. The baseball bat as claimed in claim 1, wherein saidbat has a hole defined through a knob on said handle of said bat andsaid rope is connected to a ring which extends from said hole in saidknob.